From Friday, March 16, through Sunday, March 28, Sister Tamsin Geach OP from England was at the Studium Catholicum giving a Lenten Retreat titled Living the Beatitudes - A Lenten Reflection. Sr Tamsin has kindly agreed to share her tallks online.

On April 26, the Vicar General Raimo Goyarrola will be giving a talk about Birgit Klockars’ book Biskop Hemming av Åbo, which has recently been translated into Finnish as Turun piispa Hemming. The book tells the story of Blessed Hemming, a friend of St Bridget's. The lecture begins at the Studium at 7 p.m.

Why was Blessed Hemming, Bishop of Turku, beatified?

The process of canonisation

What can we do in Finland to promote his canonisation?

The talk will be in Finnish with a summary in English.

The book Turun piispa Hemming is available at the Studium library. If you wish to buy a copy, you can order it online from the Friends of the Bridgettine Sisters here.